I have been building my RSR style backdate project for a few months now on an Aussie forum. I hope I am not stepping on any toes, but I thought some of you guys might like to have a look. I have been doing full videos of each part of the build.

Hi Jeff,
Been watching this for a while. Top effort and really enjoyable watch.
ATB
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HomebuiltbyjeffTrainee

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 8:08 am Post subject:

Thanks Ian. I am enjoying the whole process of building the car. It is therapeutic, and my wife likes that it keeps me out of her hair

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:10 am Post subject:

Really interesting thread. Would love to do this myself... just not convinced I have the skills!_________________996 Twin Turbo - Manual
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Jeff. A great build series and an amazing job on the bodywork. But how the heck do you stop the rest of your garage being covered in dust?

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HomebuiltbyjeffTrainee

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 7:06 am Post subject:

That is a great point, and one I don't have a great answer for yet. What I have been doing is vacuuming the car out and then I have a big exhaust fan with a large flexible hose on it. I then use an air blower to agitate all the dust and suck it up with the big flex hose. It seems to be working ok at this stage.

WhytarHockenheim

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:08 am Post subject:

Hi Jeff, good video series.

Just wondering? Did you recently buy that Cayman S? I thought I saw it for sale on Carsales.com.au a few months ago.

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HomebuiltbyjeffTrainee

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:14 am Post subject:

No I recently sold it. I miss it though. Beautiful car, just a bit loud and low for the wife as a daily driver

WhytarHockenheim

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:16 am Post subject:

Ah, gotcha. I remember seeing it because I thought it looked so good. Anyway I'm sure with the backdate project on your hands you haven't had much time to miss the Cayman yet?_________________2010 997.2 4S with the flappy paddles

HomebuiltbyjeffTrainee

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:19 am Post subject:

Yeah, the 911 keeps me busy, and I replaced the Cayman with an S5. The S5 is faster and much more comfortable, but it is still boring in comparison

WhytarHockenheim

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:22 am Post subject:

Still, a very nice car the S5.
I'll be moving back to NSW later this year, so I look forward to maybe seeing your completed project on the road or maybe at a Porsche event one day...

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HomebuiltbyjeffTrainee

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:25 am Post subject:

I hope so. Once it is done, I don't plan on letting it collect dust that's for sure

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:08 am Post subject:

Up to video 9 so far...
Brilliant story and fantastic skills shown. I'm saving the rest of the videos to enjoy a bit at a time.
Thanks for sharing

HomebuiltbyjeffTrainee

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:55 am Post subject:

If you watched 9 straight, my hat is off to you. That is a lot of listening to me dribble on

ChiefIndianapolis

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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 2:33 pm Post subject:

Not at all!
Really interesting project. The only part that made me shout "Noooo" was when you started to sand down the roof without masking off a contamination zone to stop the rest of your massive garage looking like a winter wonderland

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